Ukraine babies in stem cell probe

BBC ^ | 12 December 2006 | By Matthew Hill

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Healthy new-born babies may have been killed in Ukraine to feed a flourishing international trade in stem cells, evidence obtained by the BBC suggests.

Disturbing video footage of post-mortem examinations on dismembered tiny bodies raises serious questions about what happened to them.

Ukraine has become the self-styled stem cell capital of the world.

There is a trade in stem cells from aborted foetuses, amid unproven claims they can help fight many diseases.

But now there are claims that stem cells are also being harvested from live babies.

Wall of silence

The BBC has spoken to mothers from the city of Kharkiv who say they gave birth to healthy babies, only to have them taken by maternity staff.

In 2003 the authorities agreed to exhume around 30 bodies of foetuses and full-term babies from a cemetery used by maternity hospital number six.

One campaigner was allowed into the autopsy to gather video evidence. She has given that footage to the BBC and Council of Europe.

In its report, the Council describes a general culture of trafficking of children snatched at birth, and a wall of silence from hospital staff upwards over their fate.

The pictures show organs, including brains, have been stripped - and some bodies dismembered.

A senior British forensic pathologist says he is very concerned to see bodies in pieces - as that is not standard post-mortem practice.

It could possibly be a result of harvesting stem cells from bone marrow.

Hospital number six denies the allegations.

[wagglebee]

In case any of you missed this.

[ASOC]

I still remember claims of babies "ripped from their incubators and left on the floor to die" in the press prior to the kickoff of GW 1.

This is too horrible not not wait for corroboration.

[Ciexyz]

Most distressing news.

[Ciexyz]

ping for your consideration.

[Gene Eric]

>> if it's true ...

The motivation exists regardless of the accuracy of this story.

The depravity that harvests embryonic stem cells is definitive and can probably be managed providing the political will exists in the global context. On the other hand, politicians and celebrities that advocate the rogue science of embryonic stem cell research are contemptible and should be scorned. They are deceitful and complicit in the affair of the destruction of innocence.

This is the legitimization of Nazi science.

[neverdem]

thanks, bfl

[trisham]

I think I am going to hold judgement

Russia is not too happy with the Ukrain right now - this smells of InfoWar - add to that -- the BBC ain't too bright these days - plus they have an axe to grind on this one.

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It does seem like something out of a horror film.

Something that could not possibly be true. I hope it isn't.

[8mmMauser]

Pinged from Terri DECEMBER Dailies

8mm

[neverdem]

bump & a ping

[Dr. Scarpetta]

This is shocking!

[mewzilla]

Rush Limbaugh mentioned this story at the end of his show today. He may have more tomorrow, both on his show and on his website.

[sergey1973]

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[sergey1973]

Immorality in action.

[minus_273]

we all preidicted this. They said you are not a human until you are born. now even that is not the case. This is literally THE example of the culture of death embryonic stem cell research is promoting. I cant think of a more shocking way to show everyone what it really is